Smartseq reagent kits

This is a Sources Sought notice for domestically manufactured products only. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. Per the Buy American Act and Executive Order 14005, the National Institutes of Allergy & Infectious Disease (NIAID) is seeking information for domestically manufactured products only, Per the requirements under the Buy American Act and requirements relating to Executive Order 14005 entitled: “Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers”, in the event that a nonavailability waiver request submitted through the Made in America Office (MIAO)’s Digital Waiver Portal is required." Respondents must certify in capabilities statement that products are manufactured in the United States.

The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all U.S manufactured products that are equal to the following product:

WE ARE SEEKING SMARTSEQ REAGENT KITS: 10x Lysis Buffer to efficiently disrupt cellular membranes for the release of RNA; Reverse Transcriptase for the initiation of unbiased cDNA synthesis, allowing for amplification and library construction from any RNA transcript; RNAse Inhibitor to prevent the degradation of the cellular RNA; and DNA Polymerase, a high-fidelity PCR enzyme with hot start capabilities that is especially well suited for use with specific SMARTer kits for transcriptome analysis (NGS).

The essential specifications and capabilities needed are:

1. 10x Lysis Buffer, Catalog#: 635013, QTY of 1

2. SMARTScribe RT, Catalog#: 639538, QTY of 12

3. RNAse Inhibitor, Catalog#: 2313B, QTY of 12

4. SeqAmp DNA Polymerase, Catalog#: 638509, QTY of 10

Capability Statement/Information Sought

All capable vendors should respond with a brief capability statement demonstrating an equal product that is manufactured in the United States by July 19, 2024, by 11:00 AM EST.

Capabilities statement must also include the following information: 1) organization name, address, point of contact, email address, website address, telephone number, UE ID# with an active SAM.gov registration, and a tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of capability.

Submission Instructions

Interested businesses who consider themselves qualified to provide an equal product that is manufactured in the United States for the above-listed product are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by July 18, 2024, by 11:00 AM EST. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to directly to, Kimberly Rubio: kimberly.rubio@nih.gov with the Sources Sought ID# SS-NIAID-24-2226785 in email the subject line.

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